[peauc]

That's pretty cool. I'm looking forward to seeing how it pans out with records companies though..

[saaaaaam]

This is a licence that has been negotiated with record companies and music publishers. So they are on board.

[matclayton]

Have you got a reference for how they are tackling publishing rights? I've been looking for it and only found references to labels so far.

[saaaaaam]

Twitch is already licensed for publishing after it did a deal with the NMPA back in 2021

https://www.nmpa.org/nmpa-and-twitch-announce-agreement/

That’s primarily via the PROs - ASCAP, BMI, SESAC.

E.g. ASCAP says “Fortunately, most popular live-streaming platforms, such as YouTube, Facebook, Instagram Live, Soundcloud and Twitch are licensed by ASCAP”

See third accordion here: https://www.ascap.com/help/ascap-licensing

I’m assuming because DJ performances via twitch are considered non-interactive streaming they - like Pandora’s free tier - don’t need a mechanical licence, at least in the US.

How that then translates to other territories though I’m not entirely sure. In Europe I’m pretty sure they’d need to have a mechanical licence in place whether or not they are interactive.

[jasrys]

They haven't licensed publishing (at least not yet). Source: am publisher

[saaaaaam]

They have, via the NMPA deal in 2021. (See my comment a couple above)

[jasrys]

You can read more about what that deal covered — and didn’t cover — here on NMPA’s site:

https://www.nmpa.org/twitch-makes-deal-with-nmpa-but-streame...

[prox]

My only concern is that actually the big guys get the big cut, and the DJ and the original artists (that are not wildly popular) the shortest end of the stick.

[mandibeet]

This is an ongoing issue

[saaaaaam]

Welcome to the music business, baby!